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two silver coins, one with a crown and the other with a coat of armsan image of two silver coins, one of which has a portrait of a man and the other of which is a woman
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2 solid silver tokens from Tours Town Hall bearing the name …
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Estimate €40 - €60
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Description
2 solid silver tokens from Tours Town Hall bearing the name of Étienne-Jacques-Christophe Benoist de La Grandière, 1785 Étienne-Jacques-Christophe Benoist de La Grandière, mayor of Tours from 1780 to 1790, the city’s last mayor under the Ancien Régime Obverse: Bust of Louis XVI facing left. Inscription: LUD. XVI. REX CHRISTIANISS. (‘Louis XVI, Most Christian King’). Reverse: A shield bearing the coat of arms of the city of Tours beneath a royal crown. Inscription: MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MR E. J. C. BENOIST DE LA GRANDIERE 1785 Total weight: 20.33 g
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
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